CASEL - The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning.The world’s leading organization advancing one of the most important fields in education in decades: the practice of promoting integrated academic, social, and emotional learning for all children in preschool through high school.* You will have to register your email and position, but it's free to access the information.

The Search Institute’s 40 Developmental Assets are “building blocks of healthy development….that help young people grow up healthy, caring, and responsible.” These building blocks represent a wide scope of traits, characteristics, and skill sets that promote positive development. The Search Institute research shows that the more assets a young person has, the better he or she will be able to manage life’s problems and avoid at-risk behavior.